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A.R. Kane were a 1980s and 1990s British indie band. They were primarily the A - Alex Ayuli and the R - Rudi Tambala from the East of London but were also joined by Russell Smith, bass ( also of Terminal Cheesecake, and Skullflower) and various drummers along the way.

After 2 singles on different labels and a surprise number one hit as part of M/A/R/R/S’s “Pump Up the Volume”, they made two ground-breaking albums that placed them precariously in the indie scene - however they preferred the term “dream pop”. These albums were 69 in 1988 and i in 1989.

Hard to place in terms of genre, 69 was more consciously indie, though that’s not saying much, seen by some as part of a continuum that included jimi hendrix’ more spaced-out offerings, miles davis and others - musically it asked questions and opened doors that have still to be explored. ‘i’ was a dramatic change, clearly slicker and smoother, and covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). “i” also spawned A.R. Kane’s best-known song in “A Love From Outer Space”. Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim.

Follow up album New Clear Child (1994), was not received as well, the reasons being a believed lack of coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely (admittedly excellent) re hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier 2 albums.

Rudy Tambala made ambient and dub influenced music under the name Sufi. Neither is currently involved in the music industry to any great extent. Post-A.R. Kane, Alex Ayuli was (possibly still is) a museum curator in the U.
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  • menyauthe

    The compilation is due for October, it seems. I hate to wait for so long, but it gives me plenty of time to pinch up enough pennies.

    Saturday evening
  • RussellChap

    http://www.last.fm/group/A.R.+Kane A.R. Kane fans feel free to join.

    last week
  • emidark

    so underrated! ♥

    last week
  • NarooN

    Yeah. Also anyone still looking for more rare A.R. Kane stuff, be sure to keep tabs on the official facebook page run by Rudy himself for info on the upcoming singles compilation.

    last week
  • menyauthe

    All the important stuff (sans Lollita and When You're Sad) was on Rough Trade

    11 days ago
  • Namey

    they were on 4AD for only one EP..

    12 days ago
  • NarooN

    A lot of groups on 4AD were and still are underrated, lol.

    last month
  • green_arrow

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/ARKane/142760145800896

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